SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492015-03-03T13:25:37-07:00SparkFun ElectronicsCustomer #435690 on July Caption ContestCustomer #435690urn:uuid:83df1bb7-4baa-62eb-22a7-690e46c9945c2014-08-04T23:01:50-06:00<p>My minnons wear tye-dye, I wear a cape, I look at red boards, and like to make cake.</p>NastyOlHermit on July Caption ContestNastyOlHermiturn:uuid:1e0a54c6-12bc-dd45-58d0-e487262ebc752014-08-04T08:51:05-06:00<p>From Care and feeding of Minions, Chapter 2, paragraph 1. With the addition of the cape, It has become apparent that the Minion needs a Vacation&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</p>Aliasar on July Caption ContestAliasarurn:uuid:80f95d75-3e5c-8d44-a9e0-67a4441db6012014-08-03T20:13:55-06:00<p>&ldquo;And remember children, as my wise mentor and relative, Uncle Nicola, once said:
With great amps comes great responsibility.<br/>
Those are the wise words my extraordinary persona, Engineer Man, a.k.a. me in a cape, lives by.&rdquo;</p>
<hr />Rob Schwartz on July Caption ContestRob Schwartzurn:uuid:2caa466f-9bb7-85b4-1b74-bb567b90d1c42014-08-02T11:30:35-06:00<p>By the power of Printed Circuit Board&hellip;. I have the power!</p>Tenacious_Techhunter on July Caption ContestTenacious_Techhunterurn:uuid:1ed9a684-6932-2199-3e52-2a76353ad5952014-08-01T21:28:03-06:00<p>When it came time for his Grand Finale, the &ldquo;Wizard of Engineering&rdquo; failed to impress with his spell that &ldquo;spontaneously generated several hundred hours of product development&rdquo;.</p>Customer #579381 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579381urn:uuid:d251a788-55c0-2aa3-d6a0-83ae256c34e52014-08-01T17:58:16-06:00<p>The administrators must have been really desperate for a sub, wherever they found this kook.</p>Customer #580080 on July Caption ContestCustomer #580080urn:uuid:97037067-3d57-7d1c-32c7-b7b89d9039902014-08-01T12:19:50-06:00<p>Can you guess what it is yet?</p>lbela on July Caption Contestlbelaurn:uuid:a358c266-c24e-b20a-d987-aad2ef582f5b2014-08-01T01:07:02-06:00<p>Dudes! I said today was going to be &ldquo;Look Psycho Day&rdquo;, not &ldquo;Look Psyche-delic&rdquo;!</p>lbela on July Caption Contestlbelaurn:uuid:be886442-fa10-349d-1bb0-42e03b6c27bb2014-08-01T00:57:46-06:00<p>See this board and the antennae in my head? Kids, today we&rsquo;re going to do some reeeeally cool science.</p>lbela on July Caption Contestlbelaurn:uuid:8266f4a1-fea5-0f46-139e-cabe32a965962014-08-01T00:41:33-06:00<p>Kids, holding up the ceiling is harder than it looks.</p>chienline on July Caption Contestchienlineurn:uuid:2881f346-632b-bd2f-7888-6ed240cdd9d92014-07-31T21:40:01-06:00<p>Hey Rainbow Kids! Forget your big dirty sandbox at home. Now I present you a pocket Digital Sandbox. Let&rsquo;s make Rainbow!</p>prophead100 on July Caption Contestprophead100urn:uuid:07223bbb-280e-a6c5-3599-dd12b0533b442014-07-31T21:17:25-06:00<p>For my next magic trick I make this ordinary board disappear in a cloud of blue smoke&hellip;</p>Why@ on July Caption ContestWhy@urn:uuid:498b3750-7f04-9857-0d78-b8f79781a8a92014-07-31T18:06:00-06:00<p>My preciousssssss.</p>SVRobots on July Caption ContestSVRobotsurn:uuid:26c6c1d5-9d33-3670-4381-29ebd8255f3a2014-07-31T17:41:54-06:00<p>Who did this!? This solder job is magnificent!</p>Bones McGhee on July Caption ContestBones McGheeurn:uuid:6083f8c7-44c6-96ad-d78e-09fb12e082142014-07-31T16:09:44-06:00<p>Augmented reality camera reveals true identity of educator</p>Hemi345 on July Caption ContestHemi345urn:uuid:ffdff05b-73ee-1474-a840-d07793946b962014-07-31T15:56:49-06:00<p>&ldquo;Who can name the IC model number on this PCB?&hellip; Anyone?&hellip; Anyone?&rdquo;</p>Hemi345 on July Caption ContestHemi345urn:uuid:31b9b3d0-908f-a10b-116e-7b5ddd2c1cdf2014-07-31T15:55:49-06:00<p>Class: &ldquo;Geesh, enough with the circuit board! Can we go see the poster in the hallway again??&rdquo;</p>Customer #575074 on July Caption ContestCustomer #575074urn:uuid:a4d57391-6cf0-b3f1-2422-c46c5b2b1bb92014-07-31T14:28:02-06:00<p>ohh no Mephisto is dominating the dimension of electronics, we are lost!!</p>Customer #555795 on July Caption ContestCustomer #555795urn:uuid:90e6bbfc-2a8c-5fd9-0ea3-256d7a03f89d2014-07-31T12:51:30-06:00<p>Throwing this board into your room will give each of you your own Fortress of Solitude and Solder. Treat it well.</p>Tsaot on July Caption ContestTsaoturn:uuid:5f40a8da-b0ce-bf3d-ec8a-c1400ac1ea292014-07-31T12:24:00-06:00<p>Captain Beard and his Rainbow Squad brainstorm ideas for recycling the plastic sprue from their latest project session. Using them as caltrops has already been rejected because &ldquo;Legos already do that&rdquo;.</p>Customer #318685 on July Caption ContestCustomer #318685urn:uuid:738c1ff9-8a51-2d00-c153-3f6aa72369752014-07-31T12:02:58-06:00<p>I, the Caped Circuit Crusader, present to you.. aw man, what is this thing again.. =\</p>mopple on July Caption Contestmoppleurn:uuid:39a4f775-7da2-5c0f-8fdb-9bd2ca029b932014-07-31T11:01:17-06:00<p>Little did Super Spark-Man know, his new circuit could bend time. Causing Friday, August 2nd to appear on a Saturday in 2014.</p>Saul Cruz on July Caption ContestSaul Cruzurn:uuid:94f2eb31-d879-5912-9c24-fbcaa0f1d56e2014-07-31T10:38:23-06:00<p>Whoever wields this board, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Iron Man.</p>Customer #379357 on July Caption ContestCustomer #379357urn:uuid:bb1b5ba5-2a1f-e4c1-f2eb-bb9e0390a5be2014-07-31T10:13:41-06:00<p>A young Doc Brown displays to tepid interest his prototype for the Flux Capacitor.</p>techmau5 on July Caption Contesttechmau5urn:uuid:267f3dd6-cc58-e57d-0558-48fe957abdda2014-07-31T08:28:59-06:00<p>Also I just want to point out that Friday is August 1st.</p>techmau5 on July Caption Contesttechmau5urn:uuid:3f6ff19d-950b-a973-3ada-d1e3bbfb79722014-07-31T08:27:45-06:00<p>And then he said, &ldquo;Let there be light!&rdquo; as he connected the LEDs to the power rail.</p>Mr_ChoCho21 on July Caption ContestMr_ChoCho21urn:uuid:4fcf703c-ecb9-bb37-650d-8b6f37d00cb02014-07-31T06:41:57-06:00<p>This is the greatest board ever created, Students&hellip; Oh sheet THERE&rsquo;S A TINY SPECK OF COPPER THAT HAS DESTROYED IT&hellip; NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!</p>LJC41 on July Caption ContestLJC41urn:uuid:4a6358b2-d3e9-9a62-a4f1-bce34b0d385f2014-07-31T05:40:18-06:00<p>Electronics? I don&rsquo;t know much about electronics&hellip;&hellip; But I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.</p>Sorescale on July Caption ContestSorescaleurn:uuid:0bc23852-a11f-356e-55e8-3d7758203b602014-07-31T00:24:33-06:00<p>And this, kids, is called a cape&hellip;</p>Withchris on July Caption ContestWithchrisurn:uuid:5977eddc-a023-2cf4-83ac-abfd732bbfa32014-07-30T22:18:17-06:00<p>&ldquo;$%#! it, I am Iron Man.&rdquo;</p>SparksLikeaG6 on July Caption ContestSparksLikeaG6urn:uuid:27d57af9-8822-89bb-971d-e5354a7e1f8e2014-07-30T21:53:58-06:00<p>By your Sparkfun kits combined, I am Captain Sparkfun!&ldquo;.</p>R3dmous3 on July Caption ContestR3dmous3urn:uuid:137ced0b-42d4-b6fd-7244-9519b9e698042014-07-30T21:47:02-06:00<p>Here boys and girls I present to you my sidekick PCB he makes dreams come true.</p>deltanyne on July Caption Contestdeltanyneurn:uuid:1cce4285-7d39-b0bf-1c57-2b186dedeb6f2014-07-30T21:19:41-06:00<p>And for my next trick, using only this PCB and a little bit of code&hellip; Shazam! Your shirts are now all tie dye!</p>Jade on July Caption ContestJadeurn:uuid:148ef4ba-bb19-7207-914d-a7be671ff3f92014-07-30T20:10:45-06:00<p>Never trust a bearded man offering you something sweet&hellip; unless he&rsquo;s wearing a red cape.</p>Sparkfun Rules on July Caption ContestSparkfun Rulesurn:uuid:c05a4c17-550a-a083-39e4-d7a1aa3a43712014-07-30T19:13:04-06:00<p>He saw the board&hellip; Shaked his head&hellip; Thought he&rsquo;d make a new one (Sparksfun&rsquo;s internaly)&hellip; Etc.</p>beagle.fan on July Caption Contestbeagle.fanurn:uuid:ac05d6b6-e8e2-5e50-a015-97c6a967f34f2014-07-30T18:24:08-06:00<p>Sparkfun&rsquo;s New BeagleBoard Prototype: The Crusader Cape</p>Pirate Labs on July Caption ContestPirate Labsurn:uuid:263d8afe-4975-96b6-2c01-a6ffb10c9e742014-07-30T17:51:09-06:00<p>I will demonstrate Super Conductors once I remove this pipe from my head.</p>Customer #461908 on July Caption ContestCustomer #461908urn:uuid:6f13d800-5241-641a-9360-62436924f3322014-07-30T14:12:53-06:00<p>Teacher: &ldquo;No, Billy, you don&rsquo;t understand. it doesn&rsquo;t matter how many times you poke the board it will never turn on unless you plug it in. NO Billy you cant poke me either to make it work.&rdquo;
Billy: &ldquo;But Teacher I thought you said that your cape holds great power in this nation.&rdquo;
Teacher: &ldquo;Yes I did say that. and right now that&rsquo;s the biggest mistake I&rsquo;ve made in a long time. Now PLUG IN THE BOARD&rdquo;.</p>Malifous on July Caption ContestMalifousurn:uuid:968719e9-ca94-bfb6-b156-bd570b04a9dc2014-07-30T13:42:51-06:00<p>All the children stared, puzzled. Where in the world did this odd engineer-shaped pinata come from, and why was it hanging in their room?!?!</p>Karl Bielefeldt on July Caption ContestKarl Bielefeldturn:uuid:4d83b4b2-ba07-930c-a582-a6503685fb042014-07-30T13:14:51-06:00<p>When planning your e-textile project, it&rsquo;s important to select something that will match with <em>any</em> outfit.</p>Karl Bielefeldt on July Caption ContestKarl Bielefeldturn:uuid:97afa3db-cf5b-4ff9-2303-13564b71ce9a2014-07-30T12:56:37-06:00<p>For those of you without heat ray vision, please stay after class so I can show you the slow way to solder.</p>Daniel_Vitor on July Caption ContestDaniel_Vitorurn:uuid:e92fd407-6f93-cdb4-c689-9736db1a48032014-07-30T12:54:12-06:00<p>And that, kids, is how I met the best <em>bro</em>ard ever!</p>Honus on July Caption ContestHonusurn:uuid:914c5ae4-8095-6cf0-fc6c-92e75b63e28c2014-07-30T12:38:31-06:00<p>With a bit of practice kids, you can all become soldering superheroes.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:f99de3bd-cf00-5de8-6d21-72ded5affa9a2014-07-30T12:13:31-06:00<p>I was your age when I built this…</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:f5b00473-2ff8-80b1-24dc-6693c7fb235c2014-07-30T12:12:48-06:00<p>Guaranteed to Snoop Proof your tablet or lap top.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:0c8f3639-2ab9-3c57-bb37-7b1ff2ad05032014-07-30T12:12:24-06:00<p>The current K-12 exam questions can be yours.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:c443543a-946e-61e8-04e6-80962aab59102014-07-30T12:11:44-06:00<p>Last time a card caught fire, I swore to get rain gear.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:4eb9a94a-2684-b0eb-3f35-6c26a0e913942014-07-30T12:11:18-06:00<p>Imagine. The entire Snowden Files on one little card.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:58980ccc-fb22-319c-361b-a206bfebb4a42014-07-30T12:10:49-06:00<p>You don’t need gloves wearing my patented antistatic cape.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:cba0938a-fc96-5dbe-d9e5-95251f1211e32014-07-30T12:10:25-06:00<p>My avatar IS Superman, but it’s wash day.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:e81fe94c-1e65-f7dd-611e-c2d39cd45c8d2014-07-30T12:10:04-06:00<p>1,000 solutions to “World of Warcraft” on every card.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:8df4953f-897e-3934-eb2f-c3b5e005298b2014-07-30T12:09:42-06:00<p>Where is HIS T shirt?</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:6779f86c-c61f-234e-ef0b-d471478ba8f12014-07-30T12:09:14-06:00<p>“Dress for Success” maybe, but he is ridiculous.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:3e73e25d-d6e4-c023-a60d-142ed92a841b2014-07-30T12:08:50-06:00<p>Another 20 minutes of this before recess?</p>Ogre on July Caption ContestOgreurn:uuid:afe9cf22-4e2c-d63b-82cd-8c1418be55d82014-07-30T11:54:27-06:00<p>Please, DO NOT eat this. You&rsquo;re parents will never let you play with electronics ever again.</p>Ogre on July Caption ContestOgreurn:uuid:137b87d9-359d-b6c2-fc15-85e3a8c479fd2014-07-30T11:53:37-06:00<p>I&rsquo;ve collected all your hopes and dreams and put it into this amazing new board. It&rsquo;s your new best friend and the only truth teller left in your life now that you&rsquo;re parents have sent you away to us for camp. Write home about this to your loved ones&hellip; tell them they&rsquo;ve been replaced.</p>Lion XL on July Caption ContestLion XLurn:uuid:56bae583-ca72-3f7b-4aed-407bef6bd3262014-07-30T11:53:00-06:00<p>Robert&hellip;Robert, you do know this is NOT a beagle bone? &hellip;So why then did you make me wear this cape??</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:48e8b658-9c49-3379-049b-ac76d67907122014-07-30T11:13:13-06:00<p>Free cape with every Alien Communicator.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:b3019273-c3a6-11de-ff1a-e58725ef7a212014-07-30T11:12:45-06:00<p>Keep your lunch card in the vertical position until insertion in the vending machine.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:b5fd8b04-a4d1-150e-209e-3435e7f2dea12014-07-30T11:10:28-06:00<p>Tell your parents, only $19.95.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:3b005dd1-e60a-25e5-0047-412571ad6bdf2014-07-30T11:10:02-06:00<p>This simple device will access 79% of ATMs.</p>Customer #579354 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579354urn:uuid:09da0c85-aeb9-a1af-aa4a-b0f5a341974c2014-07-30T11:09:39-06:00<p>New York Inflatable Teacher Initiative Pilots In City Schools. Hot Air Piped From Roof Animates Lecturer.</p>ArduM.O.P on July Caption ContestArduM.O.Purn:uuid:177f2b87-46ad-b648-6022-778edfdb66a92014-07-30T10:10:30-06:00<p>Children see this circuit I am holding? Yes you do good, because for a minute there I thought I had brought the cloaking chip.</p>Swain on July Caption ContestSwainurn:uuid:28639646-c788-fac5-7769-9eb0deb0832d2014-07-30T10:08:20-06:00<p>There&rsquo;s only one thing I love more than SparkFun Electronics&hellip;Pudding.</p>Brad10 on July Caption ContestBrad10urn:uuid:36a54401-32c3-13a5-81a3-ef50e3551a052014-07-30T09:08:05-06:00<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sad Mr. Dunlap is out with a bad case of &lsquo;Friday Flu&rsquo; - whatever that is - but Captain Sparkfun is the coolest sub we&rsquo;ve had in years!&rdquo;</p>Customer #418804 on July Caption ContestCustomer #418804urn:uuid:6263dadf-cd6f-5c07-bad5-b0ef8d16a61d2014-07-30T09:05:03-06:00<p>OK&hellip;cape&hellip;check&hellip;Superman underwear&hellip;check&hellip;look nerd-like but awesome&hellip;check. &ldquo;I just don&rsquo;t understand why I haven&rsquo;t turned into Superman! I wonder if I need the tie-dye shirt?&rdquo;</p>Customer #247235 on July Caption ContestCustomer #247235urn:uuid:b3e50849-c36e-585f-42a1-c0def1b55cb52014-07-30T08:46:59-06:00<p>As you see here, I have put all my memories into this microchip. This is the future..</p>Customer #286247 on July Caption ContestCustomer #286247urn:uuid:42c769d0-8266-384a-3947-f2df1d489fc42014-07-30T08:42:33-06:00<p>Now everyone look down at your shirt. Is it tie dyed now? Amazing isn&rsquo;t it?</p>mischnic on July Caption Contestmischnicurn:uuid:70cd0afd-067c-78a1-9a62-c416d0646f272014-07-30T08:33:02-06:00<p>Bringing the &ldquo;electronics religion&rdquo; to the next level!</p>Customer #74791 on July Caption ContestCustomer #74791urn:uuid:d8dbd9d1-ba39-2b01-fef6-199d45e58cf22014-07-30T08:27:34-06:00<p>So you see, Young Puny Earthlings&hellip; You shall return all of our Arduinos or face OCCUPATION!</p>Customer #579287 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579287urn:uuid:8a589765-da35-5e11-941b-1a0a4c2ae7a12014-07-30T07:08:47-06:00<p>For my next trick&hellip;blue smoke.</p>scharkalvin on July Caption Contestscharkalvinurn:uuid:d24d0536-bd59-a995-cfd2-88ae05081d042014-07-30T06:32:59-06:00<p>Captain Arduino took a break from his crime fighting to lecture the school children on the evils of &ldquo;Black Hat&rdquo; hacking.</p>cjh08052 on July Caption Contestcjh08052urn:uuid:4925b8d6-955d-7262-4ae7-651db4f529af2014-07-30T06:28:17-06:00<p>&ldquo;This, young children, is the future! These electronic thingies will be mailed to you in these red boxes. You will have the ability to command them to blink lights and control motors!&rdquo;</p>
<p> In 1967 Sparko-The-Great envisions SparkFun and the micro-controller revolution.</p>
<p>;-> (cjh)</p>CDTV on July Caption ContestCDTVurn:uuid:d143e324-6152-741d-b700-6e282558be592014-07-30T06:27:03-06:00<p>Super Spark comes to the rescue! No board is to big, no circuit is to small for Super Spark!!</p>Customer #579269 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579269urn:uuid:542cec3f-3529-5b0d-395a-67a6d9c52bad2014-07-30T05:36:03-06:00<p>I gained my superpowers after installing Linux on this board. There was a bright flash and, suddenly, I was wearing a cape!</p>mattyd24 on July Caption Contestmattyd24urn:uuid:ee8efdd6-2259-41e8-3895-5aba3fcbf4e72014-07-30T04:00:40-06:00<p>Captain sparkfun be like- look at this amazing brand new accelerometer with x, y and z axis and 3.3v and 5v compatibility!
Kids be like- what the hell does it do?!?!??</p>Customer #390287 on July Caption ContestCustomer #390287urn:uuid:dc540390-1c7f-888a-698e-13989f8afc0f2014-07-30T02:49:06-06:00<p>Which one of you took the capacitor off the board. <em>buzzing noise in background</em></p>Customer #390287 on July Caption ContestCustomer #390287urn:uuid:972f1cc2-1c32-84a6-29fd-87b0a9cda1b72014-07-30T02:45:17-06:00<p>This young children is the real turbo encabulator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLDgQg6bq7o</p>Snorusmaximus on July Caption ContestSnorusmaximusurn:uuid:b1cc13eb-f77a-18de-8d29-1d1b88b670652014-07-30T02:04:22-06:00<p>And with this cutting edge technology I will make my cape Invisible! Like Harry Potter! Its not magic, its science!</p>jochefo rdz on July Caption Contestjochefo rdzurn:uuid:7dc4fd92-7b6d-1fdf-cb2c-bf3d8cd813882014-07-29T23:52:44-06:00<p>One board to rule them all!</p>Customer #505071 on July Caption ContestCustomer #505071urn:uuid:3e1a0e8b-3dc9-ea18-9379-500a61f71ecd2014-07-29T23:11:10-06:00<p>Hey guys superman here, ever wonder how I got my laser vision?</p>Customer #579218 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579218urn:uuid:8bef29d2-6f91-0acf-e2e1-1d5c2a712bcc2014-07-29T23:05:39-06:00<p>Hail Electronics! those who are about to be geeks salute you!</p>RoboRake on July Caption ContestRoboRakeurn:uuid:91c20612-2ae1-322b-02d3-940d7c4e15962014-07-29T22:42:13-06:00<p>The first one of you to complete 100 boards gets to wear this Super SparkFun Cape!</p>Customer #579209 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579209urn:uuid:c9287da3-657a-236c-5487-2a3b20188a402014-07-29T22:35:11-06:00<p>What gives me my super powers you ask? It&rsquo;s the Sparkfun microcontroller!</p>Customer #579209 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579209urn:uuid:50feae70-e599-8638-1abe-8654de1dd30e2014-07-29T22:34:00-06:00<p>Alright my army of tiny, tye-died, minions, I want you to bring me ALL of these Sparkfun boards! and then I shall rule the world! Muwhahaha!</p>Customer #565825 on July Caption ContestCustomer #565825urn:uuid:64889c95-6fda-444a-d2b7-83f9ddcd79562014-07-29T22:22:47-06:00<p>Wait for it &hellip;</p>Customer #318685 on July Caption ContestCustomer #318685urn:uuid:aae31243-13a4-4c36-0ba8-5ee6740af8fb2014-07-29T22:01:21-06:00<p>I, the Caped Circuit Crusader, present to you.. uhh.. what is this thing again?</p>Melt-O-Tronic on July Caption ContestMelt-O-Tronicurn:uuid:a8d97d09-3f8f-187d-d24a-763fd3f8e3632014-07-29T21:51:36-06:00<p>And Moe came down from the Boulder, bearing a circuit board upon which were graven the Ten Capacitors.</p>DReiber on July Caption ContestDReiberurn:uuid:bb8e0556-bc2a-75c9-b93a-28e29038716a2014-07-29T21:30:58-06:00<p>And this, children, is how you turn a human being into a circuit board!</p>killwithfire on July Caption Contestkillwithfireurn:uuid:8e54165d-a634-bc18-8b4e-ab163a1c39cb2014-07-29T21:26:02-06:00<p>The CapeController V2.0 runs on the laughter of children to power this fine cape.</p>Pokey on July Caption ContestPokeyurn:uuid:4cd25249-5d29-0ce0-606e-7194438b2d722014-07-29T21:02:05-06:00<p>&hellip;And then Sniffy the Enchanted Mouse gnaws the perforations into the ProtoSnap PCB.</p>Customer #80630 on July Caption ContestCustomer #80630urn:uuid:8b307a79-fa3e-e55c-09df-1d50454f48ba2014-07-29T20:39:01-06:00<p>People of Tee-Hee Village, My Name is Count Plaid-imir. I have discovered new ways to create Tie-dye&hellip; Also I can sew capes, but only in red!</p>Customer #578950 on July Caption ContestCustomer #578950urn:uuid:92ba0115-f723-9faa-ec40-d7e02ec4e86c2014-07-29T20:28:38-06:00<p>This is what happens when your positive was supposed to be a negative!!!!!!</p>Ground falt on July Caption ContestGround falturn:uuid:bf60e8a1-e1af-034d-292b-3e430d031d252014-07-29T20:07:01-06:00<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a bird!&rdquo; &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a plane!&rdquo; &ldquo;No, it&rsquo;s STEM man!&rdquo;</p>Customer #391879 on July Caption ContestCustomer #391879urn:uuid:37a9f9c3-44ec-8f2c-3e94-d9465a2f2dae2014-07-29T20:04:57-06:00<p>The great Carnack says &ldquo;used his fingers to spread the cyanoacrylate&rdquo;</p>D0Cpr0ph3t on July Caption ContestD0Cpr0ph3turn:uuid:985bc3c7-fa37-fbc4-9c92-2abefbb6101f2014-07-29T20:03:12-06:00<p>and now for my next trick&hellip;. setting free the magic smoke!</p>TheCentaur on July Caption ContestTheCentaururn:uuid:a58a91a1-b26c-a832-562d-c44b2ab596722014-07-29T19:52:05-06:00<p>And this little circuit turns everything tie-dye&hellip;..</p>ELECTRONERD on July Caption ContestELECTRONERDurn:uuid:ae907ee4-7bcc-0668-fd3b-3df3a4075fa22014-07-29T19:46:57-06:00<p>I am Bill Gates and this is worth a billion dollars in the future.</p>ELECTRONERD on July Caption ContestELECTRONERDurn:uuid:ec863425-1aa0-9730-a64b-c36a04ab78d22014-07-29T19:40:20-06:00<p>This is my Skynet T-X target system processor upgrade. I am a humanoid cybernetic organism with the ability to morph into anyone I come in contact with. The last person I morphed into was wearing this ridiculous cape, but make no mistake, I could terminate all of you as soon my upgrade is complete.</p>Customer #65200 on July Caption ContestCustomer #65200urn:uuid:0772d153-0f3d-5ee1-3f2b-8cda30ea4b6f2014-07-29T19:34:50-06:00<p>Captain Nerduino explains the use of the red cape accessory board inspiring a group of admiring initiates to dream of the day when they can wear the red cape with the accessory board.</p>Bones McGhee on July Caption ContestBones McGheeurn:uuid:900be347-7e85-3950-2dd8-a0cf4b5449122014-07-29T19:18:30-06:00<p>Sparkfun employee looks unamused when camper asks if he ever plans on moving out of his parents' basement.</p>Customer #513978 on July Caption ContestCustomer #513978urn:uuid:561cb67c-f8c7-0d2f-fae0-df5a0c0393322014-07-29T19:00:09-06:00<p>&ldquo;You!.. Here!.. My fellow Tie-dye-diens! Behold!&hellip;This&hellip; is&hellip; "Spark-ticus&rdquo;!</p>Bones McGhee on July Caption ContestBones McGheeurn:uuid:2d863c58-3e7b-eca1-2872-ddd2c0d0ce962014-07-29T18:59:40-06:00<p>Captain Obvious shows off circuit board at Sparkfun&rsquo;s summer intern orientation</p>Hackberry Jake on July Caption ContestHackberry Jakeurn:uuid:67120279-d0a5-370f-a1ef-96380a7393502014-07-29T18:52:03-06:00<p>The Arduino Tiempo seems to have malfunctioned and took only the clothing back to the 70&rsquo;s. There will be another revision&hellip; or is there already another revision?&hellip;</p>nlewis on July Caption Contestnlewisurn:uuid:d339d374-37b6-4fc5-30ef-d386b2d3c9e12014-07-29T18:48:34-06:00<p>And this is the source of all my super powers!</p>Colecago on July Caption ContestColecagourn:uuid:1e04bbca-78e7-688d-c1c8-c4077d8274582014-07-29T18:44:44-06:00<p><em>trying to teach kids the joys of being an MRO Buyer/Planner</em>
&ldquo;By your BOM and leadtimes combined, I am Captain PlanIt&rdquo;</p>smakonin on July Caption Contestsmakoninurn:uuid:6e6f0fea-367d-21c4-236b-d8c7f43df40d2014-07-29T18:44:35-06:00<p>With this board I will forever be known as Super Sparkfun Man! You too can have my super powers for only $19.95&hellip;.</p>kirby g on July Caption Contestkirby gurn:uuid:a04506c5-8317-c87a-cc02-0984b865819a2014-07-29T18:31:59-06:00<p>I found this beautiful specimen during my dumpster phase.</p>Customer #402485 on July Caption ContestCustomer #402485urn:uuid:6286a017-173f-2771-a2db-0bb27656aa612014-07-29T17:02:38-06:00<p>&hellip;&hellip;and once I&rsquo;ve implanted one of these tiny boards into each of your brains, Children, we will be UNSTOPPABLE!</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:5f581ba0-63bc-d1c7-e485-c8e2ba4910772014-07-29T17:00:03-06:00<p>TL:DNR</p>Garfieldboy on July Caption ContestGarfieldboyurn:uuid:acc5fe67-9e16-5424-726d-0eb9d36bfcb22014-07-29T16:20:37-06:00<p>When I was told to take some capes to show the kids how was I supposed to know they meant Beaglebone capes !!!???</p>Customer #391567 on July Caption ContestCustomer #391567urn:uuid:f59070ca-a952-3c3d-16c4-917f33742b1e2014-07-29T16:12:16-06:00<p>This man is no ordinary man. This is Mr. F. G. Sparkfunman. To all appearances, he looks like any other law-abiding citizen.
But Mr. F. G. Sparkfunman has a secret identity. When trouble strikes at any time, at any place, he is ready to become: Electronics Repair Man!</p>daschick on July Caption Contestdaschickurn:uuid:c677620b-d323-06f7-c601-c493589bcb912014-07-29T16:09:11-06:00<p>And Saint Sparkus raised the pcb up on high, saying, &lsquo;O Lord, bless this Thy holy PCB that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies minds in Thy mercy.&rsquo;</p>pam-mo on July Caption Contestpam-mourn:uuid:824e8d71-7882-48a3-12a8-7fcfe6edf31c2014-07-29T16:04:59-06:00<p>The cape is just a metaphor.</p>Matt20 on July Caption ContestMatt20urn:uuid:31a2bd5e-0f40-9b0b-fdc8-b10337f5cf0f2014-07-29T16:02:32-06:00<p>Young padawans, this is a Digital Sand box. If you train hard enough, one day you can become a Jedi Maker Master and build your own droids.</p>Customer #116750 on July Caption ContestCustomer #116750urn:uuid:f7d0b058-79c9-f19e-e052-60f49d5eba7c2014-07-29T15:51:07-06:00<p>This is what&rsquo;s inside all of your heads, kids! This is it! Haha, don&rsquo;t you see? DON&rsquo;T YOU SEE!?!?!?! God does not exist! Only Hardac!</p>Customer #237386 on July Caption ContestCustomer #237386urn:uuid:58ae7147-bf20-2d43-d168-65a1fd8a6d9a2014-07-29T15:49:50-06:00<p>&ldquo;A rabbit out of a hat&rdquo;? &ldquo;Oh no Johnny&rdquo;! &ldquo;I can do much better&hellip;&rdquo;</p>Customer #579108 on July Caption ContestCustomer #579108urn:uuid:ffd257e8-d3f5-4192-071a-89da35debe2a2014-07-29T15:36:27-06:00<p>&hellip; seems to have locked up &hellip; let&rsquo;s try resetting him &hellip;</p>WilliamQKYC on July Caption ContestWilliamQKYCurn:uuid:ae87afee-caf0-4fe5-a249-c1e1dfbf98882014-07-29T15:30:51-06:00<p>The Father: The people of earth are not different from us, it&rsquo;s true. But ultimately I believe that&rsquo;s a good thing. They won&rsquo;t necessarily make the same mistakes we did. Not if you guide them, kids. Not if you give them hope. That&rsquo;s what this symbol means.
[The Father shows them the SparkFun circuit board]
The Father: The symbol of the house of SparkFun means hope. Embodied within that hope is the fundamental belief in the potential of every person to MAKE something good. That&rsquo;s what you can bring them.</p>MetabolicCloth on July Caption ContestMetabolicClothurn:uuid:c616b791-f1d0-e69f-ecb9-4b7413131d512014-07-29T15:23:13-06:00<p>&ldquo;Sparkfun and the quest for the prototype PCB went something like this&hellip;&rdquo;</p>JohnathanN. on July Caption ContestJohnathanN.urn:uuid:7b00bc09-19bf-7600-8f92-73779110973e2014-07-29T15:08:35-06:00<p>Seriously! Pray.</p>Funhough on July Caption ContestFunhoughurn:uuid:babc97ef-2bcb-44ab-8111-0351301259af2014-07-29T14:54:27-06:00<p>&ldquo; PCB Detective: The LED King- Whatever You do, Don&rsquo;t BLINK!&rdquo;</p>JohnathanN. on July Caption ContestJohnathanN.urn:uuid:34d4a794-8400-c08c-f2a5-e03e75b3b8b82014-07-29T14:52:11-06:00<p>Behold the power of circuits.</p>ElegantElectrons on July Caption ContestElegantElectronsurn:uuid:e4d126aa-82b1-b343-cac3-6552ead45c982014-07-29T14:51:52-06:00<p>Wait, why is this a caption contest photo? I had assumed people wore capes at sparkfun all of the time.</p>ElegantElectrons on July Caption ContestElegantElectronsurn:uuid:fc5d3e70-f9be-f57d-2ae6-922bf94bb3df2014-07-29T14:47:36-06:00<p>I&rsquo;m RTFMan! Reminding you kids to Read the &hellip; uhh&hellip; Fun Manual!</p>Spinerex on July Caption ContestSpinerexurn:uuid:ef06f6dd-785f-228e-c5e9-240c9e8215372014-07-29T14:42:02-06:00<p>Be careful kids, not only can circuit boards shock you, they can stain your capes</p>TECH GEEK on July Caption ContestTECH GEEKurn:uuid:d192384f-cc11-d1d3-0bb3-becd8e4d26e72014-07-29T14:39:44-06:00<p>One board, to rule them all!</p>Spinerex on July Caption ContestSpinerexurn:uuid:bcba1826-dba1-af94-6898-6a33809a95462014-07-29T14:38:56-06:00<p>Behold the Mighty Circuit Board</p>Customer #474015 on July Caption ContestCustomer #474015urn:uuid:a17a0358-5428-0bd8-6bc0-0a000802c2632014-07-29T14:35:12-06:00<p>I love this too much too be offended by it.</p>Customer #474015 on July Caption ContestCustomer #474015urn:uuid:73f5855a-cfe6-5d36-ef43-42c757270d502014-07-29T14:34:32-06:00<p>My young hippie friends, this is a PBC. Behold its glory. Abandon all hope of resisting the power of DIY electronics now. Let it wash over and consume you and all of your wealth.</p>RadioDoctor on July Caption ContestRadioDoctorurn:uuid:33cd125f-9af9-8fd4-7a53-f601b604e6002014-07-29T14:34:31-06:00<p>Solder it, - then PRAY!!!</p>Customer #404376 on July Caption ContestCustomer #404376urn:uuid:cf9f30eb-2e96-c684-c6d5-3361cea68ba92014-07-29T14:29:46-06:00<p>This is the device that makes time travel possible! And before you ask, yes, in the year 2014 capes and beards are totally a thing.</p>Ogre on July Caption ContestOgreurn:uuid:07bb539e-a58a-d801-7d43-728482afb64b2014-07-29T14:27:47-06:00<p>You too can change the world&hellip; one cape at a time.</p>c2squared on July Caption Contestc2squaredurn:uuid:635591d7-0126-c1c5-3825-00ff3abb4c5a2014-07-29T14:26:53-06:00<p>Hippies meet hero</p>Johnjake on July Caption ContestJohnjakeurn:uuid:a58f3ec9-2fbe-1305-1f6d-4cb7439296142014-07-29T14:20:23-06:00<p>We need to breach those helicarriers and replace their targeting blades with our own.</p>LightManCA on July Caption ContestLightManCAurn:uuid:c599c465-a0fd-97b5-66f8-d3e1decf1af42014-07-29T14:13:32-06:00<p>Ohhh perdy!</p>EskimoRuler on July Caption ContestEskimoRulerurn:uuid:7e40a924-cd30-91f9-860e-45fd8b249ffb2014-07-29T14:01:35-06:00<p>With my powerful Cape, the color of a tomato, I will help you turn your PCB into Tie Dye Rainbow!!</p>googly_eyes on July Caption Contestgoogly_eyesurn:uuid:5d6193f8-3349-d2c3-cfb6-9f990a84a1f12014-07-29T13:54:39-06:00<p>&ldquo;With this board and the combined power of your shirts, I will complete my death ray for sure!&rdquo;</p>stilldavid on July Caption Conteststilldavidurn:uuid:192c1151-a4da-591c-03ee-125bc12a353e2014-07-29T13:51:59-06:00<p>I do believe it is a <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sparkfun/14591903379/" rel="nofollow" >digital sandbox</a>, available soon!</p>R_Phoenix on July Caption ContestR_Phoenixurn:uuid:ce1cca7d-136e-c0c1-c111-1e7ddbee1c772014-07-29T13:51:10-06:00<p>I want you to do me a favor, I want you to tell all your friends about me, &hellip; I&rsquo;m Sparkman.</p>LeeActon on July Caption ContestLeeActonurn:uuid:4dc86983-9f29-28ca-5c12-fe963d94b2092014-07-29T13:46:55-06:00<p>The new Sparkspear program adds a little drama to the previously bland STEM class.</p>zool on July Caption Contestzoolurn:uuid:73b90b3e-81f5-a18b-4597-0eeec6e730e32014-07-29T13:46:36-06:00<p>&ldquo;&hellip;.and that, children, is why plaid will always be better than tie dye.&rdquo;</p>DemolishManta on July Caption ContestDemolishMantaurn:uuid:d437e023-a413-5b00-f583-213746914a532014-07-29T13:42:35-06:00<p>And here we see my anti gravity power board. Like Iron Man, I too depend on technology for my super powers.</p>sanloublues on July Caption Contestsanloubluesurn:uuid:35984091-5923-ef3e-e4fb-0b1ba76af0132014-07-29T13:40:31-06:00<p>See the board, be the board.</p>Customer #401042 on July Caption ContestCustomer #401042urn:uuid:7391d38d-3d02-2fbd-ad00-c39be83385792014-07-29T13:38:09-06:00<p>This board, rendering me susceptible to your psychedelic outfits, shall transform me into &ldquo;Captain Underpants!&rdquo;</p>anderson_shae on July Caption Contestanderson_shaeurn:uuid:b8396e1b-5ce1-9266-b53b-427746e4264c2014-07-29T13:35:45-06:00<p>&ldquo;Gee, Captain SparkFun, what do you want to do tonight?&rdquo;
&ldquo;The same thing we do every night, Tie Dye children—try to take over the world with electronics!&rdquo;</p>mdancer on July Caption Contestmdancerurn:uuid:9534973a-e46e-465c-d0a3-51d9b842becc2014-07-29T13:31:44-06:00<p>After discovering his fascination of electronics and superheroes, the students knew precisely how to distract Mr. Spark. Recess would come early today!</p>janvr on July Caption Contestjanvrurn:uuid:6cd3fd71-835e-6f58-749b-3b7653b8034b2014-07-29T13:30:28-06:00<p>&hellip;So with this board and the attachment you see on my head, I can swiftly move anywhere in the classroom, without my feet touching the ground!</p>THX1082 on July Caption ContestTHX1082urn:uuid:07d16320-4a6d-e612-b377-d69274546bba2014-07-29T13:29:50-06:00<p>The Extremely Sensibly Cape comes in adult sizes only. Sorry kids, there is no ES-Cape for you.</p>LED addict on July Caption ContestLED addicturn:uuid:d08322fc-445d-acc0-4916-689e89b1e4b42014-07-29T13:21:02-06:00<p>Your training is complete, you must now face the final trial, debugging without onboard leds.</p>gadgetdad on July Caption Contestgadgetdadurn:uuid:00f2a2a6-427b-8164-70a6-4630798853442014-07-29T13:20:10-06:00<p>Announcing the &ldquo;Red-cape-board&rdquo;. It is like the Redboard, but used for Cosplay.</p>Customer #402608 on July Caption ContestCustomer #402608urn:uuid:45b4f3ee-9507-55a1-d48f-3e96126a6b752014-07-29T13:17:45-06:00<p>If wired incorrectly when powered on, even I the resident Sparkfun magician will not be able to restore the magic smoke that will escape from the ICs!</p>SFUptownMaker on July Caption ContestSFUptownMakerurn:uuid:b2c5886b-1a6a-41cc-439a-f3102c601e6d2014-07-29T13:00:21-06:00<p>Man, the Guild of Superheroes sure has let its costume and superpower admission rules slip.</p>Diodes4Breakfast on July Caption ContestDiodes4Breakfasturn:uuid:8dcc8c52-2e95-9f97-3574-a1c378866dce2014-07-29T12:57:55-06:00<p>&ldquo;And now, watch it blink&hellip; <strong>in blue.</strong>&rdquo;</p>Juice Fueler on July Caption ContestJuice Fuelerurn:uuid:ad2a3324-c5ae-a828-1743-d97f09794d182014-07-29T12:51:32-06:00<p>&ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t what I meant to pull out of the hat.&rdquo;</p>Tyler on July Caption ContestTylerurn:uuid:22a4039a-7288-079a-d4fc-249c119a61292014-07-29T12:36:59-06:00<p>Early sighting of Merlin, the technowiz, training young patowans.</p>LightManCA on July Caption ContestLightManCAurn:uuid:6517487d-a13c-d3e3-d858-dbc08624f1062014-07-29T12:31:57-06:00<p>What board is that anyway?</p>Anachronomer on July Caption ContestAnachronomerurn:uuid:ff5aa9df-4acf-88f6-82cf-117e7a1a233b2014-07-29T12:19:29-06:00<p>Alas poor kit! I soldered him, Horatio.</p>Customer #15009 on July Caption ContestCustomer #15009urn:uuid:6156a935-ae61-e0ba-6964-0b7eff256cd42014-07-29T12:19:20-06:00<p>Captain Spark can etch copper with his bare hands.</p>Sailing_Nut on July Caption ContestSailing_Nuturn:uuid:8e663ae9-f738-5c44-1311-066aff8dafaa2014-07-29T12:17:02-06:00<p>Captain SparkFun revals that his superpowers have been miniaturized onto a single circuit board!</p>Tommy Shaw on July Caption ContestTommy Shawurn:uuid:a0df5649-a5ae-5db1-9a82-646e6e18c7aa2014-07-29T12:12:12-06:00<p>My SON&rsquo;S! The time has come, ALL HAIL LORD CIRCUIT!</p>GeneralPHY on July Caption ContestGeneralPHYurn:uuid:7b0a62f5-da29-6417-3ebf-3a9965965d222014-07-29T12:11:49-06:00<p>I missed comic con for this?!</p>Customer #341578 on July Caption ContestCustomer #341578urn:uuid:afd13385-885c-7742-4511-8b6c717e16af2014-07-29T12:06:04-06:00<p>Dave knew he was succeeding when he saw the look of boardom on their faces!</p>Michael Meissner on July Caption ContestMichael Meissnerurn:uuid:3c782176-1027-d0ad-4d69-00bed545b03c2014-07-29T12:04:36-06:00<p>With my next trip, I will get you interested in electronics, and insure that all disposable income goes towards the holy red board (filled with holes). Bwahaha, Bwahaha, Bwahaha.</p>bigmackes on July Caption Contestbigmackesurn:uuid:b61941c8-35f3-d205-854e-067a96908a9f2014-07-29T11:59:48-06:00<p>It was at this moment I realized my DIY GPS had not taken me to comic-con, but rather led me to a small group of rather confused children.</p>Jaruemalak on July Caption ContestJaruemalakurn:uuid:3987dfc3-d9b2-38f0-00d4-ab96bbfc7a462014-07-29T11:58:52-06:00<p>Once I&rsquo;m finished here, I&rsquo;m on my way to audition for the new SparkFun summer blockbuster &ldquo;Supergeek vs Raspberry Pi!&rdquo;</p>Dragon88 on July Caption ContestDragon88urn:uuid:1555a659-d6ea-a1a9-a79b-781a2feb72902014-07-29T11:58:09-06:00<p>Captivating your audience is easy as long as you avoid being static, bring electrifying material, and dyve right in to the fun stuff.</p>GCF on July Caption ContestGCFurn:uuid:b8137681-0c08-b78f-e032-2d4e9dc0d12c2014-07-29T11:56:54-06:00<p>Mild-mannered engineer by day; mild-mannered engineer with cape by night. Such is the life of Captain Makey.</p>PatentExaminer on July Caption ContestPatentExaminerurn:uuid:528e33a3-d0d6-9147-6286-4164c5dd534d2014-07-29T11:49:11-06:00<p>Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic&hellip;once it&rsquo;s populated, goes through the oven, debugged, goes through the oven again, touched up, programmed, burned in, packed and shipped to the customer, that is.</p>BeerCannon on July Caption ContestBeerCannonurn:uuid:0eccdac8-f836-3ec9-59c7-e46a817f915a2014-07-29T11:45:23-06:00<p>&ldquo;Pico shall be the board thou shalt use, and the name of the board shall be Pico. Beagleboard shalt thou not use, neither Arduino, excepting that thou then interface to Pico. PicAxe is right out.&rdquo;</p>Yodaob1 on July Caption ContestYodaob1urn:uuid:30e2ccdc-8e4a-91ee-af97-41837250896d2014-07-29T11:37:48-06:00<p>And it was at that Moment he realized that he let all the magic smoke out.</p>evangifford on July Caption Contestevangiffordurn:uuid:46c2e690-f497-6b06-4d0d-bcc9505de64d2014-07-29T11:33:45-06:00<p>Tie-dye &hellip;. it&rsquo;s great, isn&rsquo;t it? &hellip;.. yes &hellip; yes it is &hellip;. but listen to me very carefully kids, unless you learn to master &hellip; THIS &hellip; magic board, you &hellip; will be wearing a SUIT by the time you&rsquo;re 30!</p>Customer #537149 on July Caption ContestCustomer #537149urn:uuid:11e088ac-e064-0c6b-3fde-32032000270a2014-07-29T11:28:47-06:00<p>This is the source of my power, or is it my power source&hellip;.I forget</p>LightManCA on July Caption ContestLightManCAurn:uuid:871bbcbb-1d02-06cb-8272-8b67831bc8ae2014-07-29T11:26:43-06:00<p>And Now my captive auidience! I will make this board&hellip;.. Blink!!</p>didacta on July Caption Contestdidactaurn:uuid:064ba7c0-4c86-0ab0-8245-109b528507b72014-07-29T11:26:37-06:00<p>And this my colorful childrens is the window to knowledge</p>jma89 on July Caption Contestjma89urn:uuid:37ff62bf-4df7-578c-9c35-02418710159e2014-07-29T11:26:32-06:00<p>Making science super cool, one super hero at a time.</p>eewestcoaster on July Caption Contesteewestcoasterurn:uuid:2f18a3a8-9957-acc7-1fb1-6d2903a5b49c2014-07-29T11:24:09-06:00<p>Nick gathers rallies his army in preparation for an attack on RobertC.</p>pdasilva18 on July Caption Contestpdasilva18urn:uuid:f4115588-926a-cbaf-670e-56ba2d2dbedc2014-07-29T11:19:33-06:00<p>I will take the Board to Mordor! Though&hellip; I do not know the way.</p>jon.whitten on July Caption Contestjon.whittenurn:uuid:6f24fb8b-fa15-6b33-bf3d-0e4bb66e88352014-07-29T11:19:11-06:00<p>And remember boys and girls, at the SparkFun supermarket, we card.</p>Customer #57257 on July Caption ContestCustomer #57257urn:uuid:30f2fd4a-4f8d-fb64-2455-8461db73254d2014-07-29T11:18:03-06:00<p>Mr. Peabody demonstrates a beagle board cape that turns dull tie-die shirts into a very GEEKY plad.</p>Customer #558978 on July Caption ContestCustomer #558978urn:uuid:df9a0573-d4af-ddfb-54d3-4f6263f077672014-07-29T11:15:28-06:00<p>Here it is Billy, the electronics that powers your evil sister Veronica. Now I will show you a secret trick on how to short circuit her!</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:73441b47-c5ba-16fe-1748-73930a56fbec2014-07-29T11:14:37-06:00<p>Last time I try anything that Nick Poole suggests!</p>Dan60 on July Caption ContestDan60urn:uuid:ad5a9904-46e4-450e-b35d-e5c64c6e4c962014-07-29T11:12:54-06:00<p>Circuit boards? Where we are going we don&rsquo;t need circuit boards&hellip;</p>Customer #532557 on July Caption ContestCustomer #532557urn:uuid:6add8ee3-e1bd-2548-fd47-0f4ddfc935272014-07-29T11:11:38-06:00<p>Silence struck the room when the instructor asked &ldquo;Does this board make my cape look big?&rdquo;</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:848c7ad3-97bd-da93-a6a7-57057498ec892014-07-29T11:11:17-06:00<p>Just seconds before the dramatic music and flash powder woke everyone up !!</p>ubuntuguru on July Caption Contestubuntuguruurn:uuid:bcf814f9-59eb-a7e3-776e-a4e17ca272fd2014-07-29T11:11:15-06:00<p>Superheroes can teach electronics too</p>Customer #383382 on July Caption ContestCustomer #383382urn:uuid:3c7aacd5-a031-8c46-5534-677fc50c0e162014-07-29T11:10:36-06:00<p>Now children, this is, and forever will be, your kryptonite. Be strong.</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:84b54b2b-a2bb-bb57-0f8d-0f89ce12845e2014-07-29T11:10:09-06:00<p>Who ordered those tie-dye Tees? No adult sizes?</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:9d6588d3-8b34-c093-1789-22e28cf90c052014-07-29T11:06:38-06:00<p>You call that a costume? Now who&rsquo;s phoning it in?</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:b690d24d-432d-c98f-ab39-9c34ebfe391f2014-07-29T11:05:53-06:00<p>And they said Interviewing at Sparkfun was Child&rsquo;s Play&hellip;!</p>hamtoro on July Caption Contesthamtorourn:uuid:00d1cadb-56a9-8fac-fe96-b03d846961c92014-07-29T11:05:23-06:00<p>this IS SPARKFUUUUNNNNN!!!!!!!!!</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:5607c987-199f-a08c-cc45-bd25e8a570a82014-07-29T11:04:26-06:00<p>Kids this is Mister RU12, he belongs in a galaxy far, far, away&hellip;!</p>asciirory on July Caption Contestasciiroryurn:uuid:38017cba-abd2-28bf-6dca-918c94c658b12014-07-29T11:04:08-06:00<p>Bob suddenly realizes that he is NOT at ComicCon&hellip;</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:9b7a738c-3089-697a-c0f3-06414d3fd4ff2014-07-29T11:02:56-06:00<p>Let&rsquo;s hear the story of the &ldquo;Little Red Soldering Hood&rdquo;</p>Rick-S on July Caption ContestRick-Surn:uuid:f498b0fb-62a5-f33e-9099-353bf4f19fbe2014-07-29T11:02:35-06:00<p>OK students, now that you&rsquo;ve mastered the art of Tie-Dye, let Captain Spark show you the art of PCB design. I&rsquo;m sure you can tell by the look on my face it&rsquo;ll be a blast!!</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:cdbf8e82-7b8c-7370-c4c8-9c540aa5d9532014-07-29T10:58:46-06:00<p>Let&rsquo;s all meet our new best friend &ldquo;Auntie Dweeno&rdquo;</p>orin on July Caption Contestorinurn:uuid:52eb632a-a4e6-9a98-934d-2bdad64fff4c2014-07-29T10:57:59-06:00<p>Why, yes, I <em>am</em> a wizard.</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:b94df236-6054-4938-7cfe-e37b6ce361742014-07-29T10:57:07-06:00<p>Did everyone bring their new Red Board friend today?</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:cd2fcd1a-1e95-c05b-7301-42072ea7b68b2014-07-29T10:56:12-06:00<p>Who knows what this is?</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:9af49011-07fc-5cc8-2884-ceedaee9cdb72014-07-29T10:55:54-06:00<p>All eyes on me! Why kids are not allowed smartphones in class.</p>Customer #369356 on July Caption ContestCustomer #369356urn:uuid:03594d3f-9fac-720e-de85-367f27d6fcfb2014-07-29T10:55:49-06:00<p>Does this cloak make my Arduino Look big?</p>barryjh on July Caption Contestbarryjhurn:uuid:703733f9-440e-016c-dd69-0f5153d68e082014-07-29T10:55:32-06:00<p>During today&rsquo;s session of Tie Dyed Electronics Jamboree, I want to talk about two new Sparkfun Capes.</p>ChrisBob on July Caption ContestChrisBoburn:uuid:b397cabe-e86b-2e92-997d-3f399f8519962014-07-29T10:54:47-06:00<p>A generation ago this crowd would have been into LSD, or worse, but now a presentation on PCBs expands their young minds.</p>Bob797 on July Caption ContestBob797urn:uuid:33155879-b443-2de6-ed5f-4fdd88dc3b1b2014-07-29T10:54:25-06:00<p>These kids really want to know how to use the board if only I can figure it out quickly.</p>asciirory on July Caption Contestasciiroryurn:uuid:55405d3a-1279-9068-b95b-97a288e86e052014-07-29T10:54:12-06:00<p>The children studied the curious effect that occurred by removing the Redboard from the instructor&rsquo;s chest.</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:8d1ed914-acd5-aa7f-e49f-a4db1f9f0ec62014-07-29T10:54:03-06:00<p>And while you&rsquo;re on your first break I&rsquo;ll get help out of this shower curtain.</p>Customer #279477 on July Caption ContestCustomer #279477urn:uuid:e509bee2-aefb-cfbc-d656-ff8c6b848c362014-07-29T10:52:30-06:00<p>OK kids, you were right and I was wrong again. The PWM pins CAN modulate audio. I am already wearing the cape of shame, do I really have to shave half my beard this time?</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:23fc0287-07f6-d51b-54e2-b802325a4da32014-07-29T10:52:28-06:00<p>Somewhere between the &lsquo;Spark&rsquo; and the &lsquo;Fun&rsquo;, early one morning!</p>ftrocchi on July Caption Contestftrocchiurn:uuid:1cef852a-d45e-6be9-7999-8f30900f6ab42014-07-29T10:52:00-06:00<p>Today in Tie Dye class at SFCC (Spark Fun Comic Con) &hellip;</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:a82ea4b6-ef2a-2ae6-a0f9-f9e33212c3b52014-07-29T10:51:11-06:00<p>Pick a card; any card&hellip;</p>asciirory on July Caption Contestasciiroryurn:uuid:92b1e194-8bce-1a6e-6270-5bc7e335cae62014-07-29T10:50:34-06:00<p>cape or death?</p>Ford Anglia on July Caption ContestFord Angliaurn:uuid:b43de10d-2533-de07-769a-d2c2749acac02014-07-29T10:50:23-06:00<p>Kids, ignore the man behind the cape.</p>asciirory on July Caption Contestasciiroryurn:uuid:502914a1-c5ac-2713-1de4-0f3937ced3aa2014-07-29T10:49:09-06:00<p>The Children, not overly impressed by his presentation nor red cape, drove a steel pipe into their instructor&rsquo;s head and watched him spin for a while&hellip;</p>wire10ga on July Caption Contestwire10gaurn:uuid:dd576c73-22d6-67e5-a3dc-e6379c2bab962014-07-29T10:48:31-06:00<p>Behold the Red Board!</p>Althris on July Caption ContestAlthrisurn:uuid:9ce2afab-00a3-225c-0940-8bed7cdeca6f2014-07-29T10:39:43-06:00<p>Harry Potter can keep his wand. We have CIRCUITS!</p>EvilGenius121 on July Caption ContestEvilGenius121urn:uuid:39a0d6dd-d130-298b-c1c1-9ceaca5e31402014-07-29T10:38:29-06:00<p>Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to infiltrate your homes and schools with our Spark-Board. When over 200,000 Spark-Boards are distributed, we will have achieved world domination!</p>
<p>THIS. IS. SPARKFUUNNN!</p>einro on July Caption Contesteinrourn:uuid:f5f41ab6-946c-d1b6-5535-e05bcce23b6c2014-07-29T10:38:01-06:00<p>The high preist of the Church of the Spark, the Fun, and the Holy Blue Smoke begins the training of the youngest members.</p>ME heat o nator on July Caption ContestME heat o natorurn:uuid:3d1d0c28-a801-210a-d1eb-3ee0a5726a092014-07-29T10:33:46-06:00<p>Now children, I have always chosen a cape over a shield, but that is strictly a matter of personal preference. The important thing is to make sure your pin assignment is correct.</p>AABroodC3 on July Caption ContestAABroodC3urn:uuid:4e1e7135-4f99-bd89-583a-f53c060502172014-07-29T10:33:09-06:00<p>With the rise of technology spellbooks are not what they use to be.</p>bradmc on July Caption Contestbradmcurn:uuid:dd02afb0-102e-af92-0e28-93897c5d0dfe2014-07-29T10:25:35-06:00<p>With my cotton blend shirt and polyester cape, I Captain Static, am ruiner of sensitive electronics!</p>schizo208 on July Caption Contestschizo208urn:uuid:af32d1fc-c510-ab8e-7c72-f616646904172014-07-29T10:25:27-06:00<p>Phantom of the NOPera.</p>TeslaTrooper on July Caption ContestTeslaTrooperurn:uuid:e580556f-9321-a2c6-d9bf-995c097af0cc2014-07-29T10:20:49-06:00<p>Remember, with great power comes great responsibility !</p>theDOTT on July Caption ContesttheDOTTurn:uuid:2cf252d2-fecc-ef5e-4c5b-ab773a2adcbf2014-07-29T10:16:20-06:00<p>I am Thor! Do you want to see my mighty powers?</p>MechaTweak on July Caption ContestMechaTweakurn:uuid:aa3b4ffa-5133-5883-f470-6305ff133d3f2014-07-29T10:13:08-06:00<p>An awed silence fell over all the nerdings, as their king raised the board of power.</p>Gregory W. on July Caption ContestGregory W.urn:uuid:2dbcfe3d-a1bd-124f-cb86-5076b7dabe5d2014-07-29T10:11:29-06:00<p>You can recognize Captain Sparkfun by his signature red solder mask!</p>Kvance on July Caption ContestKvanceurn:uuid:f97678b7-e831-f590-3510-6bfce3ab768b2014-07-29T10:08:25-06:00<p>Kids!!, don&rsquo;t look at me like that, as if i know not what i do. I know you are intelligent but come on give me a break here&hellip; [ &ldquo;I have to think, what should i say to these kids wheeeuuush - THINKING&rdquo; ]</p>Meaghan on July Caption ContestMeaghanurn:uuid:a759d33e-0ef4-a537-71f7-9693bfe0dc462014-07-29T10:07:35-06:00<p>Simon Says, &ldquo;You have super powers!&rdquo;</p>Ben Rothschild on July Caption ContestBen Rothschildurn:uuid:30ae6b36-9f0e-9679-ad3b-03e5fcd1d8532014-07-29T10:07:14-06:00<p>Who needs electronics when you have a cape and a captive audience.</p>johnjulian on July Caption Contestjohnjulianurn:uuid:16a26747-cd14-7945-c4e3-5d223359d8dd2014-07-29T10:07:02-06:00<p>And with the power invested in my by the board and the cape I can warp time itself so that Saturday becomes Friday!</p>johnjulian on July Caption Contestjohnjulianurn:uuid:d1497ab5-1664-c1be-ffe0-59db6468ddfa2014-07-29T10:05:16-06:00<p>Color coordination between the hardware and your clothes is vital to the success of any project.</p>Kaius on July Caption ContestKaiusurn:uuid:cd6b85c5-c5a5-81b7-67ce-5bba2ed399802014-07-29T10:03:31-06:00<p>Remember children, with great power comes great responsibility in properly choosing the correct resistor size.</p>Customer #578991 on July Caption ContestCustomer #578991urn:uuid:8d5a5cea-3205-4939-d58a-8cf343ddf9492014-07-29T10:02:03-06:00<p>Children, I present thee with thy COM-2! With it&rsquo;s wired wireless connection you need not a source of power, but plug it into itself and watch the magic happen!</p>bdwyer on July Caption Contestbdwyerurn:uuid:30503db4-b125-e817-ca00-9429d8d253ed2014-07-29T10:01:09-06:00<p>Sparkfun internship program: &ldquo;ABCs and PCBs&rdquo;</p>Customer #538599 on July Caption ContestCustomer #538599urn:uuid:39775814-b0b0-a4db-94f7-6f60c19c386a2014-07-29T09:57:41-06:00<p>I am Gandalf the Red &ndash; Wielder of the red board that contains the mystical blue smoke of miracles.</p>RobertC. on July Caption ContestRobertC.urn:uuid:d7ef57b8-7ae6-9b34-5af9-3e9b90a5a4af2014-07-29T09:53:25-06:00<p>Here we see Captain Herp Derp doing some community outreach.</p>Gizmoguy on July Caption ContestGizmoguyurn:uuid:9b8b0a13-a883-3b96-b7c2-aad491555b9b2014-07-29T09:51:35-06:00<p>Who can tell me where this board gets its power from? Anybody? C'mon guys! It&rsquo;s the cape!</p>Customer #495325 on July Caption ContestCustomer #495325urn:uuid:5e55a82d-73a2-a76b-e9b4-0bfa49b18af92014-07-29T09:49:41-06:00<p>&ldquo;So as you can see, if you need help extruding the ISO file to the proper graphical measurement unit, just ask a professional in the field of process initialization and they will guide you through the process of replugging the virus holes in your mainframe PCB&rdquo;</p>GreenLite on July Caption ContestGreenLiteurn:uuid:3928ccff-fbb5-28be-f3ba-8b5fb44b92012014-07-29T09:49:14-06:00<p>THIS&hellip;the codex is the reason that i am your leader. That and because i&rsquo;m taller than you.</p>THX1082 on July Caption ContestTHX1082urn:uuid:6e5be6d8-543b-cb10-6b21-bf7f27c34c0f2014-07-29T09:44:53-06:00<p>Introducing the KryptoCape. Harnesses the power of the sun to let you perform various cryptographic operations.</p>Customer #126518 on July Caption ContestCustomer #126518urn:uuid:0fc2fa97-a165-26e0-d038-5c9e63d767742014-07-29T09:44:30-06:00<p>&ldquo;With the flick of this switch, we will time travel back to the seventies.&rdquo;</p>Customer #470975 on July Caption ContestCustomer #470975urn:uuid:379682b9-92bb-b6fa-a8b9-ccec273aae7d2014-07-29T09:39:18-06:00<p>Who says having the super power to educate tie dyed children about PCB&rsquo;s doesn&rsquo;t make you a super hero?</p>Crawdad on July Caption ContestCrawdadurn:uuid:49cfab80-688a-9c38-9359-3cb59d7da4c62014-07-29T09:35:33-06:00<p>Children, when I bestow upon you the magic of circuit board etching - you can create &hellip; but you may never procreate.</p>Customer #394180 on July Caption ContestCustomer #394180urn:uuid:700e89b9-c89d-9b7c-7ee8-ddeb81d147ac2014-07-29T09:32:52-06:00<p>And He took took the board, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my Software which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.</p>
<p>Arduino 22:19</p>Brandon James on July Caption ContestBrandon Jamesurn:uuid:aa7a8c43-ce8b-63eb-2e36-929c69f7d88b2014-07-29T09:31:05-06:00<p>What powers you ask? How about the power to detect height. That&rsquo;s elevation homes!</p>Phlat_Broake on July Caption ContestPhlat_Broakeurn:uuid:5f191565-8bc3-09bd-ee20-146923fbf4202014-07-29T09:26:40-06:00<p>The solder joints have become far easier to see through lately.</p>LMO on July Caption ContestLMOurn:uuid:b477c6b1-3c53-7e1e-f09d-a96d551a1ef82014-07-29T09:26:37-06:00<p>Putin Jr is not impressed</p>Atrus_Darkstone on July Caption ContestAtrus_Darkstoneurn:uuid:c0bb7513-c2e5-8077-9a19-8370b3c2be952014-07-29T09:22:29-06:00<p>The electronics master taught his padawans the ancient secret of PLC boards, knowing that they would put their knowledge to good use when fighting in the Circuit Wars.</p>NightPhoenix on July Caption ContestNightPhoenixurn:uuid:b1cf23d4-80c8-e188-47de-891474ba5a0d2014-07-29T09:21:58-06:00<p>For my next trick, I will make the light blink TWICE as fast. Ohhhhhhhhhh</p>